Symptoms of Typhoid

The symptoms might not show up in the beginning. They often occur after one to three weeks of being exposed to the virus. Early symptoms include headache, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, fever that starts from low to high and might rise upto 104.7 F, rash, weakness and fatigue, muscle pain, sweating, dry cough, swollen abdomen, loss of appetite and weight loss.

Later symptoms occur if you don’t receive treatment. You might become delirious, lie motionless and exhausted with half eye closed known as the typhoid state. Real life threatening complications might occur if not taken care of.

Treatment of Typhoid

Most commonly used antibiotics are ciprofloxacin and ceftriaxone. It is very important to be hydrated by drinking lots of water.In some cases, when bowel movements become perforated then surgery may be required.

Prevention of Typhoid

One can prevent typhoid by drinking and using clean water, vaccination against the typhoid fever, oral prevention, using boiled water for drinking, avoiding eating street food, not eating food that has already been consumed by someone else, not having ice in water, not eating raw fruits with the peels, removing the peel and then consuming them. Whenever travelling to places like Africa, South America, Asia and India in particular, then do get vaccinated before travelling. Get an inactivated vaccine, preferably 2 weeks before the travel.

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